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Suaeda

Suaeda is a genus of plants also known as seepweeds and sea-blites. Most species are confined to saline or alkaline soil habitats, such as coastal salt-flats and tidal wetlands. Many species have thick, succulent leaves, a characteristic seen in various plant genera that thrive in salty habitats.

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101
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
2
plants on Plant News
3
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Research across the genus Suaeda 3 articles

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Latest finding

Salt-loving seepweed can heal ruined soil and toughen crops

Seepweed (Suaeda salsa) is a salt-loving plant that grows best in water about a third as salty as seawater and survives even saltier conditions. Reviewing decades of research, scientists show it can help clean up salty soil and may offer genes for breeding tougher crops.

Fungus and bacteria turn factory waste into plant food

Fertilizer factories produce mountains of phosphogypsum waste every year, and this microbe-driven process could turn that...

Suaeda salsa soil-health / phytoremediation

DNA fingerprints now identify UAE's medicinal plants with near-perfect accuracy

The herbal supplement on your shelf claiming to contain a specific desert plant can now be checked against a genetic...

Suaeda medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Suaeda
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Suaeda
Kingdom: Plantae

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